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Who: Kunoichi and anyone who comes across her.
When: Mid to late afternoon
Where: The Plaza, mostly keeping to the rooftops of the buildings.
Style: I'll match whatever's given.
Status: Open!

It really hadn't taken Kunoichi long to realize that she wasn't in Nageshino anymore.

While initially it was the lack of both allies and enemies that alerted her to such, the fact that the location was different -- much different at that -- had been enough to convince her. Though that didn’t matter much to her at the moment. What did matter was the lack of two others that had been with her just moments ago.

From where she stood, there was no sign of Ma Dai or Yukimura. Nothing but unfamiliar faces and unfamiliar buildings, which meant that they either hadn't been pulled along with her or she would need to get to a higher location to find them.

Taking a moment to remove the scarf around her neck and wring it out into the nearby fountain, along with flicking a few stray strands of wet hair back into place, she gave the area a quick glance, in case one or both of them had appeared. At the lack of the green-clad warrior and her lord, she took to a nearby rooftop, watching as the unfamiliar faces went on by. Every so often, she moved from the rooftop she had been perched on to continue her search from another, repeating the cycle until she finally returned to the first rooftop.

She was determined to find them both, even if it had to take awhile to do so.

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Yukimura, on the other hand, had just finished shopping for groceries. Heaving a large basket over his shoulders, he walked down the shopping district and into the Plaza. In the basket are various vegetables and a sack of rice. Even if he wasn't the greatest cook, Yukimura preferred home-made meals. Perhaps it was his stubborn side.

All was well until he noticed a presence. There were several people around the Plaza, yes, but this was different. It was movements of those who are highly trained, like a - he searched the rooftops - ninja.

Having given up on the roof she had been perched on, she moved to another, eyes still peeled for those she was looking for. Pausing to perch on the newest rooftop, however, her gaze swept across a few faces, none of them matching what she was looking for. However, it stopped on one person. And even she didn't need to fully see them to know who it was.

In an instant, she was heading towards him, a wide smile spread across her face. Even if she didn't see Ma Dai anywhere nearby as well, at least she found one of them.

"Lord Yukimura!"

Sure, he knew a ninja might be in the works here, but he honestly didn't expect it to be his attendant.

"You are ..." He trailed off in surprise as he approached her. It was an odd thing; he knew this place was dangerous - strange and foreign - and that she would have better life back in their world, despite the turbulent times it was in. But he was happy to see her. As selfish as that was.

He smiled. "I am glad you're safe and sound."

"I could say the same to you, my lord."

Honestly, she had been worried that she wouldn't have been able to find him. But now that she had, it subsided. Of course, she still was worried about finding the other warrior, looking around her own lord in case he had popped up.

"Ma Dai wouldn't happen to be with you, would he?" Of course, she expected him to understand who she was talking about. Why wouldn't he?

"Ma Dai ...?"

Yukimura hailing from the world of samurais instead of Orochi's jamjar had no idea who she could be referring to. He frowned. The name was familiar as if he read it somewhere in a book or heard it in a story, but he can't quite place his finger on it.

"Is he a friend of yours? I haven't met anyone by that name in Vatheon." He began. "If you're in hurry to meet him, contacting him with SFC should be faster."

He reached into his sleeve and pulled out the said device. She should still remember how to use it, right?

"You could say he is. But are you sure? Tall, wearing Shu colors, carries a giant brush into battle with him?"

It was only moments ago that they had met on the battlefield, so how could he not? Though when he mentioned the SFC, and upon seeing it herself, she did have to look at it and then him. He did seem a bit different now that she was less focused on finding Ma Dai. Like he was a bit more settled into this place.

She shook her head. "Not necessarily in a hurry. And even if he is here, he's probably off looking for his cousin."

Is she trying to get out from trying to explain she has no idea how to work that device? Probably.

The word Shu caught his attention pretty quickly.

"Shu." He repeated the word incredulously. "Shu, as in one of the Three Kingdoms...?"

It was an odd way to describe a color. Not to mention that Kunoichi sounded as if she knew them personally. Vatheon might be a world where many foreigners gather, but he would've at least heard about a warrior from Shu. And the name Ma .. Was it not the family name of the legendary Ma Chao?

"The very same."

While she usually kept her distance as professionally as she could, she did have to lean in a bit closer to inspect him some more. It was odd, to think that this was her lord, yet not the one she had just seen.

Of course, there was only one way to figure this whole thing out. "I apologize for the odd question, my lord, but what is the last thing you remember?"

The question could only mean one thing, and it seemed to reveal what he couldn't see before. This Kunoichi was not the same Kinoichi who was here before. Lord Mitsuhide had mentioned that multiple versions of one person can exist, though he never imagined he would see such circumstance himself.

It was ... disappointing to say the least. But, he chided himself, that didn't change who she was.

"The last thing I remember is the Osaka campaign, facing the Tokugawa army." The answer was honest. "And you?"

"So you're from our actual world?"

It was odd to mention it, after being in Orochi's world for so long. She had had hopes of returning, of course, but to think she would ever meet with one who hadn't been stuck in the chaotic land had been out of the question.

"I remember being at Nageshino, facing Masamune's troops, to help free you from Kiyomori's spell. Ma Dai and I succeeded but that's when I found myself here instead."

Though, considering he was from their original world and not Orochi's, it would probably be best if she were to explain Kiyomori and such, but she'll only wait, in case if he were to ask any other questions. It was like any other report, only with its obvious differences.

Nagashino was familiar enough. He could still remember the battles that took place there. But the names - Masamune, Kiyomori, and Ma Dai - were all very out of place. If memory serves him right, Masamune didn't participate in Nagashino. Kiyomori ... was she talking about that infamous rival of Yoshitsune? (she mentioned him under his spell too) And the man who was from Shu.

To say he was confused would be an understatement.

"Kunoichi, you said 'in our actual world' ... Does that mean what you've just mentioned happened in another world?" Perhaps there was one. Vatheon was good enough evidence.

"That would be correct, my lord. It's a bit hard to explain but I suppose you could say it's similar in a way to this place." Of course, she meant the entire 'dragged from one world into another' aspect.

She paused to think, forming how she would attempt to explain it all. Especially to one from her world who hadn't experienced everything that had happened.

"Those of us present in that world were pulled into it by the Serpent King, Orochi. And even though he was defeated two different times, we were unable to return to our original worlds. And haven't been for quite some time now."

What first registered in his mind was the fact that even in another world, they couldn't return home. He found it ironic. But not particularly discouraging.

"I see ..." He said quietly and closed his eyes, trying to absorb all the information. "To think that things could play out like this. I too have been in this world for a while."

Kunoichi was smart; she probably understood what that meant without him explicitly telling her - the fact that there wasn't a way back to their world in Vatheon either.